April 30, 2009

It isn't often that I actually purchase music. In fact it's almost never. But today I went against all statistical probability and spent money to download/purchase an entire album.

I came across a music video by Fever Ray while browsing a friend's blog. I really enjoyed the clip and the song, which led me to HypeM to look up more tracks. I realized that Fever Ray is a solo project by the singer from The Knife (a favorite band of mine). That intrigued me so I went to Amazon to listen to 30-second clips of the album and read the reviews. One convincing review of praise later I found myself clicking the buy button, and now I'm here encouraging you to do the same.

I'm not much of a music reviewer so instead I'm going to give little sample of Fever Ray so that you can listen, watch, and judge for yourself. If you are already a fan of The Knife then this should be an easy decision for you. Fever Ray is an album that really begs to be listened to on repeat. And if the spirit so moves you, I recommend getting up on your feet and moving side-to-side a bit. I mean, it is dance music, technically.